The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-15
the Senate the unfinished business. being the
Eads Tehuantepec bill
Mr.. Cameron moved to postpone that bill till

the Senate the unfinished business. being the
Eads Tehuantepec bill.
Mr. Cameron moved to postpone that bill till
to morrow. so as to GO on with the naval bill.
The motion was defeated-yeas "a, nays 2a
Mr. Rddeberger observed. ''as parting sa-
lutte to the naval bill" that the vote just taken
was a record to show that the American Senate
preferred TO take up the Eads ship-railroad bill
to doing that which American sentiment de-
manded toward the reconstruction OF the navy.
The naval bill was laid aside.
Mr.. Doph, from the conference committee on
the Senate bill restoring to the United States
certain lands granted to the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, reported that the committee
had been unable to agree.
Mr.. Plumb inquired as to the cause of the
seemingly great delay in making the confer
ence report.
Mr.. Dolph thought the inquiry pertinent
one and he sent to the Clerks desk and had
read letter, written to-day by the Senate con
ferees to the House conferees, of which the fol-
lowing is an extract: "Since then feb. Al we
have heard nothing, officially unoficiallv.
concerning the matter although we Immediately
renewed our request for possession OF the bill,
so as to enable US to submit the conference re-
port in the Senate. We cannot comprehend the
cause of the delay as we do not understand that
there is any difference of opinion between the
managers on the part OF the House as to what
shall be done to secure the submission OF the con-
ference report If there is any difference OF
opinion upon this point, please inform u.s. II not,
kindly send the bill by the bearer, the clerk or
the committee public lands, or adopt such
other method of transmission as you are ADVISED
is proper"
Mr.. Plumb stated that the reason why the de-
lay was proper subject of inquiry was that all
the time, while the question was in suspense, the
Northern Pacific Railway Company was con-
structing additional sections of the road and
earning lands which it was the benehcent pur-
pose of the bill to forfeit He believed that at
least million acres of the public lands had
passed from under the control of the United
States. For that reason the question OF delay
was very important one.
The report was adopted and new conference
ordered, Messrs. Dolph, Teller and Cockrell
being reappointed on the part of the Senate.
Eads Tehuantepec bill and Mr. Morgan replied
to some of the arguments made by Mr.. Hoar on
| the subject last week. He expressed his belief
that the proposed ship-railway could never De OF
any use for the transportation of large vessels
| of war, because it was admitted that it could
| not transport vessels OF more than 5000 tons
| displacement. loaded. Still, he willing to
| give this corporation chance to go before the
capitalists of the world, and engage all the
money it could get; bnt, when the interests OF
| the government had TO get out OF the way ano
1 be yielded up, for the advantage of a private
enterprise, he did not propose to assent to IL.
| He favored the Ncaraeuan route for canal
| Mr.. Edmunds obtained the floor to make
| speech on the bill, but yielded for other bust
ness
| Mr. Riddleberger moved to 60 into executive
/ session, and said that this was the seventh time
/ within few weeks that he had made that mo
| ton in this blouse of Lords" in order to take
| but ne always met the opposition OF the Senator
| from Vermont Mr.. Edmunds.
| The motion was agreed to, end the Senate
| went into secret session. and soon adjourned.